Chapter 444: Comforting Erika's Heart

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"Are you alright?" Elizabeth wondered.

"I… No, I am not alright…" Erika sighed. "I don't even know what to think anymore…"

"Is it about your family?" I wondered, as she nodded.

"I feel like… it feels so sad knowing my own aunt wanted to kill me…" Sighed Erika. "That curse I had back then when I had yet to have this body… Maybe it was also from the Cult?"

"Quite possibly." I said. "Erika, you have to be strong now. I know it is harsh to know the truth, but you've always been a strong girl, since the first moment I met you."

I looked at Erika's eyes, as she opened them wide, raising her eyebrows.

"Be strong, you're not alone."

I said such simple words, but they seemed to do the trick, as she seemed to blush a bit, smiling innocently back at me.

"Okay, okay… Y-You're a bit closer though…"

"Ah…"

"M-Maybe I can get better if you give me one of those you gave to Elizabeth, so we can be even…!"

"One of those?"

"K-Kiss…"

"Oh, that's it…"